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#286d89 color: Faience

#286d89 is rgb(40, 109, 137) in RGB and oklch(50.404% 0.08097 228.606) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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197°
100%

50.4%
0.081
229°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • cyan-700
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.77:1Readable · AA
Lc -84
Black text
3.64:1Hard to read
Lc 25

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About #286d89

#286d89 is a soft sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 50.4% lightness, 0.081 chroma and a hue of 229°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.77:1 contrast and black text 3.64:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Faience (#2a6d8b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-700.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #286d89 mixed with white

  1. 286d89
  2. 407b95
  3. 5689a0
  4. 6b97ac
  5. 80a6b7
  6. 95b4c3
  7. aac3cf
  8. bfd2db
  9. d4e1e7
  10. e9f0f3

Darker: #286d89 mixed with black

  1. 286d89
  2. 215e76
  3. 1b4f64
  4. 154153
  5. 0f3342
  6. 092631
  7. 041922
  8. 020d14
  9. 010407
  10. 000101

Calmer: #286d89 with less saturation

  1. 286d89
  2. 316c85
  3. 396c82
  4. 406b7e
  5. 466a7b
  6. 4c6977
  7. 516873
  8. 566770
  9. 5b666c
  10. 606568

Questions about #286d89

What color is #286d89?

#286d89 is soft sky blue. The closest named color is Faience. In RGB it is rgb(40, 109, 137), in HSL hsl(197.32, 54.8%, 34.71%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.404% 0.08097 228.606).

What colors go well with #286d89?

The complementary color of #286d89 is #8a5639. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #137275 and #476592. The triadic partners are #87516c and #68682d.

Is white or black text more readable on #286d89?

White text reads better on #286d89: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 and black gives 3.64:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #286d89 a warm or cool color?

#286d89 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 229 degrees, its lightness 50.4% and its chroma 0.081.